Childrey is a Vale of White Horse village about 2.5 miles west of Wantage, set at the foot of the Berkshire Downs. With 527 residents at the 2021 Census, it is small enough to feel personal but well equipped for its size, and it suits families, people who work from home and anyone who wants the Downs on their doorstep. Our Didcot team handle sales, lettings and property management in Childrey and nearby villages such as Letcombe Regis, Letcombe Bassett and Sparsholt.
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SALES
01235 816222
LETTINGS
01235 816222
ADDRESS
The Old Post Office, 6 Foxhall Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7AA
At Jones Robinson, estate agents serving Childrey, we value your home.
We value your home in both senses: what it will fetch, and what it means to the people who live there. Our Didcot team at The Old Post Office, 6 Foxhall Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7AA handle sales, lettings and property management for Childrey, reached via Wantage and the A417. We advise sellers, act as letting agents for landlords, and our management service takes care of tenanted homes from start to finish.
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Childrey sales and lettings are handled by our Didcot team, who will be your point of contact from the first valuation through to completion or move-in day. Our Didcot branch is rated 4.8 out of 5 from over 600 Google reviews.
Call the Didcot team: 01235 816222
Areas we cover around Childrey: Letcombe Regis, Letcombe Bassett, Sparsholt, Kingston Lisle, West Challow, East Challow and Wantage.
Childrey has a busy calendar for a village of its size. There is a village shop, a preschool, a village hall dating from 1896 and a Methodist church, and The Hatchet, a family run local with a large garden, reopened in 2021. Childrey Football Club plays in the North Berks League, the Challow and Childrey Cricket Club is based nearby in East Challow, and annual events include a music festival and bonfire night. The Ridgeway CE Primary School on West Street is rated Good by Ofsted, King Alfred's Academy in Wantage takes ages 11 to 18, and Wantage handles day to day shopping.
The name comes from the Old English for 'Cilla's stream'. Two Bronze Age bowl barrows lie south of the village, the Grade I listed Church of St Mary holds a notable collection of brasses, including the largest in old Berkshire, and William Fettiplace founded an almshouse and school here in about 1526. The cedar of Lebanon planted at the rectory in 1646 is the oldest surviving example in Britain, and the village pond, used for centuries to water livestock, is a well known local spot. Homes include historic village houses, cottages, detached family homes and bungalows, many with good gardens and long views.
The Ridgeway runs along the chalk ridge about two miles to the south, opening up long walks across the Downs. The B4001 runs through the village and meets the A417 about two miles north, and from Wantage the A338 heads south to the M4 at Junction 14. Challow station, just outside the parish, closed in 1964, so Didcot Parkway is now the main station, with trains to London Paddington, Reading, Oxford and Bristol.
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